“I am often surprised when I think to count my graces, for the more I count, the more there seem to be. And if pride in my accomplishments is the emotion that I naturally feel when I focus on my gifts, gratitude is the emotion I feel as I become aware of the many graces that have shaped me and my gifts.” IfsThinkingFeelsSeemsEmotionFocusGracePrideGratitudeAccomplishment Author:Susan Wittig Albert
“After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.” ThinkingBodyFocusMeditationCommitmentMotivatedHittingButtonsJuiceCleansingResetReset Button Author:Salma Hayek
“We are so fortunate that our work in connecting the world through Facebook has given us the ability to give back to our local community, our country and the world -- and to work to improve education, health care and internet access for everyone, to serve our community in San Francisco, we can think of no better place to focus than The General.” ThinkingWorldGivingCountryCareGivenCommunityAbilityEducationFocusHealthInternetAccessLocalsOur CountryHealth CareFortunateBetter PlaceConnectingGiving BackSan FranciscoOur CommunityLocal CommunityInternet AccessConnecting The World Author:Mark Zuckerberg
“I think the must-have power qualities for a female or male power leader are really the ability to focus, to work hard, to be extremely goal oriented and to not let the noise and the nonsense interfere with your mission - what you really feel you want to do with your career and your life.” ThinkingWantFeelsHardGoalAbilityQualityLeaderCareersFocusHard WorkFemaleMalesMissionsNoiseNonsenseInterfereGoal Oriented Author:Anne Sweeney
“But after about a year praying, there was just this clear direction. The leadership team believed that God was leading us to focus on fatherhood. If God is leading, then God will provide. So we begin to get storyline ideas that lined up with the subject of fatherhood that we're working on and fitting, and we were thinking, okay this is good. At the same time, as we are studying scriptures and we're on our journey as fathers, we are learning about fatherhood every day.” IfsThinkingYearsIdeasFatherStudyClearFocusJourneyTeamSubjectsPrayingOkayScriptureGods WillFatherhoodFittingStorylineGod Will ProvideClear Direction Author:Stephen Kendrick
“When you have your chance to make a film, don't focus on pleasing everyone. I think the goal is to live in that sweet spot where you focus on making a good film and you have fun with your collaborators, but you don't waste your energy chasing approval every which way. When you have a vision and a good story and you've managed to raise funding, it is your approval as a director that everyone should be seeking. It's very simple.” ThinkingWayShouldStoriesFilmEnergyFunGoalChanceSimpleVisionFocusSweetDirectorsWasteRaisesSeekingSpotsHaving FunApprovalChasingFundingGood StoryCollaboratorsGood FilmsPleasing Everyone Author:Jennifer Phang
“I'm capable offstage of having some dark, twisted thoughts but the kind of things I like to do onstage are just more conceptual and I don't even think of them as being clean. I don't sit down and think, "Man, I'm going to come up with some lily-white comedy!" They're just things that I like to talk about, and then at the end of the day you think, "Well, I guess that was clean" but it's not the focus.” ThinkingMenWellsKindEndsDarkWhiteComedyFocusCapableDown AndCleanCome UpThe End Of The DayTwistedLiliesDark Twisted Author:Brian Regan
“I encourage costumers to not focus on trends but to just wear whatever they feel like wearing because I think that's when a woman looks most attractive - when she's the most comfortable.” ThinkingFeelsLooksFocusComfortableAttractiveTrends Author:Nicole Richie
“I try not to think about my public life. I focus on my private life, and that's just the best way to live.” ThinkingWayTryingFocusBest WayPrivate LifePublic LifeWay To Live Author:Angelina Jolie
“I think what all of us have in common is that we've been taught and trained and programmed to focus on fixing and mutilating ourselves. That's a core reason why women do not have power in the world.” ThinkingWorldReasonCommonFocusTaughtCoreReason WhyFixing Author:Eve Ensler
“I don't think anyone strives to be anything negative. I just think that it's our nature to only focus on a few things in life and forget about a lot of other stuff.” ThinkingStuffForgetFocusNegativeStriveThings In LifeStrife Author:Madonna Ciccone
“The people who started the American government, the founders of the Constitution, didn't like political parties but they were forced to start them. Nobody ever created political parties in England, they evolved. And there do tend to be two general tendencies that focus around how much government you think you need.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTwoGovernmentPoliticalPartyFocusConstitutionEnglandTendenciesFoundersPolitical PartiesAmerican Government Author:Barney Frank
“I think it's more helpful to keep your books sort of a singular focus. Get it said, get it said well, fascinate people with your words and then write another book.” PeopleThinkingWritingWellsSaidBookFocusHelpful Author:Larry Winget
“I just think the whole mindset of Pilates is huge. Pilates 101 is just to use your core in the right way. A lot of us don't use every little detailed muscle in our core. We all use the big muscles in our body and don't focus on the little ones. That mindset and awareness is huge. I take that with me wherever I go.” ThinkingWayLittlesWholeUseBodyBigsFocusAwarenessHugeMindsetCoreMusclesRight WayPilates Author:Kerri Walsh
“I think a lot about the editing of the films when we're making them, partly because I studied that, and partly because if you think about being in love while you're supposed to be acting in love, there's nowhere to go. You have to focus on something else and then do what's being asked, and you might get some semblance of something interesting.” IfsThinkingMightFilmInterestingActingFocusSupposed To BeEditingBeing In LoveSemblanceSomething InterestingNowhere To Go Author:Paul Schneider
“I think what I loved in cinema - and what I mean by cinema is not just films, but proper, classical cinema - are the extraordinary moments that can occur on screen. At the same time, I do feel that cinema and theater feed each other. I feel like you can do close-up on stage and you can do something very bold and highly characterized - and, dare I say, theatrical - on camera. I think the cameras and the viewpoints shift depending on the intensity and integrity of your intention and focus on that.” ThinkingFeelsMeanMomentsFilmCan DoFocusStageLike YouIntegrityTheaterCamerasIntentionExtraordinaryDareScreensCinemaIntensityTheatricalViewpointsCan Do SomethingExtraordinary Moments Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“I've always had a sense of groundedness as a person. I think that's helped me. My mother sort of beat into me the notion of humility, and I think my focus has always been on the right things or the things that I'm passionate about, which is just simply the work.” ThinkingPersonsMotherFocusHumilityBeatsNotionPassionateRight ThingGroundedness Author:Elijah Wood
“That's what the majority of people in the world do, they walk among the ruins of their life. Things that didn't work out, relationships that went sour, jobs that disappeared. All they can think about is their ruins, and when you focus on that you can't build a new you.” PeopleThinkingWorldJobsWalksFocusMajorityWork OutRuinsSourNew You Author:Richard Simmons
“I think sometimes you just lose your focus, and I think that's easy to do when you start getting more fame, more money, more power.” ThinkingSometimesEasyLosesFocusFameMore Money Author:Joel Osteen
“I don't know much about the music business, but for just general advice for someone trying to create things, as simple as this sounds, I think the best thing you can do is constantly try to improve upon your work. Always focus on that first and foremost, and leave everything else (marketing, image) completely secondary. Obviously, easier said than done when you're trying to make a living, but if you can move along those lines and earnestly try to make things that you really enjoy it can only benefit you in the long run.” IfsThinkingKnowsTryingFirstsLongSaidDoneRunningMovingEnjoySoundCan DoLinesSimpleFocusAdviceEasierBenefitsMarketingBest ThingsLong RunsMusic BusinessEasier Said Than Done Author:Joe Rogan
“Our dreams can teach us, instruct us, confuse us... sometimes I think they look to be considered. And in terms of like, they are an opportunity and I think they most certainly could be utilized to focus, to try and achieve - whether it's looking for someone, or influencing us, or inspiring us.” ThinkingTryingLooksSometimesDreamOpportunityTermTeachFocusInfluenceAchieveOur Dreams Author:Keanu Reeves
“I think sometimes, when you're on top and all you do is win, win, win, win, win, you get lazy and lose focus. When you lose it opens your eyes and you get serious. There is always a time when it is good to lose, at the right time for you.” ThinkingSometimesEyeWinningLosesFocusSeriousLazyRight TimeWin Win Author:Usain Bolt
“Most people focus on forgiving others, thinking there isn't a need for self-forgiveness, particularly if they see themselves as a victim.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsSelfFocusVictimForgivingSelf ForgivenessForgiving Others Author:Liane Holliday Willey
“I wrote Normal Life using concepts that have been helpful to me, and hoping to offer those as accessible tools for thinking differently about the pitfalls trans resistance faces, in particular the temptation to focus on legal equality and the limitations of that approach, and the alternative approaches being taken by racial and economic justice focused trans activists.” ThinkingHas BeensFacesJusticeTakenFocusEconomicParticularOffersNormalApproachConceptsToolsFocusedResistanceTemptationAlternativesLimitationHelpfulActivistTransNormal LifePitfallsEconomic JusticeThinking Differently Author:Dean Spade
“I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past. I think we have to seek to create coalitional strategies that go beyond racial lines. We need to bring black communities, Chicano communities, Puerto Rican communities, Asian American communities together.” ThinkingNeedsMayTogetherPastBlackCommunityLinesIssuesFocusStrategyAsianAsian AmericanBlack Community Author:Angela Davis
“I think it's important to make sure you learn and understand the business that you are in, but it's also important to not let that get in the way of your main focus.” ThinkingWayImportantFocus Author:Tristan Prettyman
“I think the approach to Islam as a tradition is helpful. Tradition helps us to focus on questions about authority and temporality, and about the language used in relation to the two.” ThinkingTwoHelpingUsedLanguageFocusAuthorityApproachTraditionRelationIslamHelpfulTemporality Author:Talal Asad
“I really think that martial arts and music are very close to each other and both require a lot of focus and improvisation because you don't know where or when you're going to get kicked!” ThinkingKnowsArtFocusMartial ArtsImprovisationArt And Music Author:Hiromi
“I think what I am always trying to do is make clothes for every girl to wear, to make things that you are going to accessorize from day to night. I am really trying to focus on casualwear - making your basic sweatpants cool, trendy, and funky.” ThinkingTryingNightGirlFocusClothesAlways TryingEvery GirlTrendyFunkySweatpants Author:Whitney Port
“I know musicians who think that drumming and guitaring can be very meditative, but singing is different because when you think about things, you put words to them. So I try to just stay present most of the time, I try not to let my mind wander and I also try not to clear my mind. I like to still have thought and be aware of people and whatever that's happening, but I also like to just focus on the words that I'm saying.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingMindStillsDifferentClearFocusMusicianSingingHappeningsWanderDrumming Author:Brett Dennen
“In regards to being female, I don't really think about it in the same way that other people do. I prefer to focus on my job rather than my gender. I'm still amazed that people think it's a big deal.” PeopleThinkingWayStillsBigsJobsDealsFocusFemaleRegardGenderAmazedBig Deal Author:Rhianna Pratchett
“The need of the hour is to think big. The more we focus on skill, scale & speed, it will increase India's growth trajectory.” ThinkingNeedsBigsMotivationGrowthHoursFocusSkillsIndiaIncreaseSpeedScalesThink BigTrajectory Author:Narendra Modi
“What are you thinking about? What you focus on right now will tend to come into your life a little later. Here's your reminder to change your mind.” ThinkingInspirationalMindLittlesInspirationFocusRight NowLaw Of AttractionRemindersSelf TransformationChanging Your MindThoughts Become Things Author:Joe Vitale
“In any walk of life, a positive, upbeat outlook trumps any adversarial act. Revenge is counterproductive. Unproductive emotions limit one's ability to move forward, to focus, to think positively, to act creatively.” ThinkingMovingAbilityWalksEmotionKindnessFocusTrumpLimitsRevengeMoving ForwardOutlookPositivelyWalks Of LifeCounterproductiveUpbeatThink PositivelyUnproductive Author:Jon Huntsman, Jr.
“If you spend a lot of time thinking about your problems, they'll grow bigger and stronger. Is that what you want? Of course not!Instead, focus on your goals. Start your day with them at the front of your mind, and use notes to recall them strategically throughout your day.” IfsThinkingWantMindUseProblemCoursesGrowsGoalFocusFrontsBiggerStrongerNotesWhat You WantRecallsThinking About You Author:Les Brown
“To live fully your well-read life -at any age- it is essential to take your selection of books seriously. When you drift from book to book, you're lulled into thinking that this lack of focus is right and natural - but it's as wrong as can be. Some serendipity in your reading is delightful, but if you wanted to build a house, would you wait for the materials to assemble themselves? - Steve Leveen” IfsThinkingWellsBookAgeWantedReadingHouseWaitingNaturalFocusMaterialsEssentialsDelightfulSelectionSerendipity Author:Pat Williams
“You know, at this point, my focus still is acting, but I think at some point in time, I definitely want to do some directing, I'm just not sure when. But it's not on my plate big-time right now, just because I'm busy, and I'm having such a great time.” ThinkingKnowsWantStillsBigsActingFocusRight NowBusyNot SurePlatesGreat Times Author:Jackie Earle Haley
“I think you have to protect your private life as much as you possibly can, and, at the same time, find ways to redirect that focus and turn the glare into a positive thing. I don't know how you do it. I don't know how anybody's ever done it.” ThinkingKnowsWayDoneTurnsKnow HowFocusProtectPrivate LifePositive ThingsGlare Author:Scarlett Johansson
“As for major obstacles keeping young Latinos from becoming filmmakers, I think our communities are still coming into their identities as storytellers. It's such an important identity to reclaim - it's how our ancestors kept our cultures alive. But a long history of silencing, invisibility, and marginalization has kept generations of Latinos from believing in themselves, from seeing themselves as agents of their own lives. I think there needs to be a focus on this aspect to help cultivate young Latinas to see themselves as cultural producers and defenders.” ThinkingNeedsBelieveLongStillsImportantHelpingYoungCultureCommunityFocusAliveSeeingGenerationsIdentityBecomingMajorsAspectObstaclesProducersAgentsFilmmakerAncestorStorytellerLatinoOur CommunityDefendersInvisibilityLatinaMarginalizationSilencing Author:Aurora Guerrero
“I think we're inevitably going to be depressed when we focus the major part of our energy and attention on something that doesn't give us meaning, only material things.” ThinkingGivingEnergyAttentionFocusMaterialsMajorsMaterial Things Author:Sam Keen
“Don't focus on the negative things that can happen, just think about the positive things.” ThinkingHappensFocusNegativePositive Things Author:Michelle Kwan
“I have bad days. Sometimes I have a lot of bad days. By and large, I think most people fall into a bad mood because they're able to ruminate on whatever the problem at hand is, and that makes it worse. But when you intercept the rumination process with something that requires your full attention - that's stimulating and absorbing, that places a demand on your intellectual focus - you don't get to ruminate. In a way, it's a mental health aid to be able to do that so much. My routine, what I do, it just feels like home. It's my comfort food.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsSometimesProblemHomeHandsAbleFallProcessAttentionFocusComfortDemandIntellectualMental HealthAidsMoodRoutineBad DayAbsorbingBad MoodComfort FoodRumination Author:Maria Popova
“Oftentimes, especially during my recovery, I didn't need to think about everything I was doing wrong; instead, I needed to focus more on what I was doing right-and then do more of the right stuff. I needed to live more in the solution.” ThinkingNeedsStuffFocusNeededSolutionsRecoveryDoing RightRight Stuff Author:Jenni Schaefer
“Don't worry about where you are or what you have or even what you think you want. Take one step at a time and worry only about only this - who you are - who you really are. Find what you love, love what makes you happy - try giving instead of getting, try caring instead of hating. Remove the mindless distractions from your life and focus on the things and people that matter the most to you. Follow your heart to discover what makes you happy, never let go of it, never devalue anything that is beautiful, and build a life that lets you be yourself.” PeopleThinkingWantLoveLifeGivingTryingHeartMatterBeautifulHateStepsWorryFocusSelf LoveLetting GoWho You AreCaringBeing YourselfRemoveLove LifeWhere You AreDistractionFollow Your HeartWhat You LoveMake You HappyMindlessGiving InOne Step At A TimeDevalueNever Let Go Author:Benjamin F Sullivan
“The thing that's important for me to focus on is the balancing of the tension between satisfying myself and satisfying an audience, and making something that I think is good and funny, worthwhile, small-"i" important, versus something that's going to do well.” ThinkingWellsImportantAudienceFocusTensionSatisfyingWorthwhileVersus Author:Andy Richter
“Wrestling with work-life balance is a luxury when working to support a family is a necessity rather than a choice. I think that focus is only partially a result of these tough economic times. I think it also reflects a bit of "having it all fatigue": women are worn out from feeling the pressure to excel at work, and be the perfect mom at home.” ThinkingFeelingsHomeChoicesBitsPerfectResultsSupportFocusEconomicMomBalanceToughPressureLuxuryWrestlingWornFatigueWork Life BalanceWorn OutLife BalanceWork And Life BalanceTough Economic Times Author:Willow Bay
“Steve Jobs always believed that you didn't want to do focus groups or research and ask people what they wanted. You wanted to create products that they didn't know they wanted yet and they would fall in love with. And I think that was part of the magic of his design philosophy.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantPhilosophyWantedJobsFallAsksFocusMagicGroupsDesignProductsResearchFalling In LoveAlways BelieveFocus Groups Author:Steve Case
“I think so many times we focus so much on just the end result when when we finally reach that point we realize that was never the true goal. That was never really what it was all about.” ThinkingEndsGoalRealizingResultsFocusEnd Results Author:Apolo Ohno
“I haven't even thought about a world record. I just want to go out there and have fun. I think when you focus too much on the numbers, you don't see anything that's out there.” ThinkingWorldWantFunNumbersRecordsToo MuchFocusHavensHaving FunWorld Records Author:Missy Franklin
“It's a matter of ABC: When we encounter ADVERSITY, we react by thinking about it. Our thoughts rapidly congeal into BELIEFS. These beliefs may become so habitual we don't even realize we have them unless we stop to focus on them. And they don't just sit there idly; they have CONSEQUENCES.” ThinkingMayMatterBeliefRealizingFocusConsequenceAdversityEncountersOur ThoughtsHabitual Author:Martin Seligman